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Home Affordable Refinance Program and Refinancing Your Home The Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) was introduced to enable people with negative equity, but who are up to date with their mortgage repayments, to refinance without the need to take private mortgage insurance (PMI). HARP is fundamentally about private mortgage insurance in relation to the difference… more

Credit History Your credit score and credit history are the most important factors in determining your ability to get mortgage financing.  Without an adequate credit score it can be impossible to get financing.  Furthermore, your credit history and score are leading factors in the type of loan you will qualify for including the finance rate.… more

Last week set all time record lows for mortgage rates in the United States. Factors in rates moving lower and lower over the past few weeks have been disappointing economic data and uncertainty about the health of European markets and banks. Since investors move money from equities into bonds in times of uncertainty, the end… more

In the ideal world, it would be possible to spend a few days or even a few weeks living in the home that you intend to buy before you close the deal. This would allow you to learn all of the pros and cons of the home as it pertains to your lifestyle. In reality,… more